Tree Service in North Little Rock, AR

Tree Service in North Little Rock is shaped by one thing many cities do not have: a municipally owned electric department. NLR Electric sets its own trimming schedule, its own rules for service lines and its own process for disconnecting power so a homeowner can have a tree worked on. Knowing how it operates saves days of back-and-forth on any job near wires.

How NLR Electric handles trees

Each year NLR Electric picks the areas it will trim and notifies customers with door hangers, sometimes weeks ahead and sometimes only days. Its crews and contractors clear vegetation in the clearing zone along the lines and haul away the wood from that preventive work. Three points matter to homeowners:

• NLR Electric does not trim trees around the service wire that runs from the pole to your house.
• With at least 48 hours' notice, it will disconnect that service line at no charge so the tree can be pruned safely. The number is 501-975-8888.
• Storm debris is not the utility's to remove. It only takes away what it cut during routine maintenance.

When we book a job that needs the line dropped, we schedule around that 48-hour window.

Burns Park and the 2023 tornado

The March 31, 2023 tornado crossed the Arkansas River from west Little Rock into North Little Rock. Burns Park took some of the worst of it, with the National Weather Service reporting at least 10,000 trees lost there, and the Amboy and Indian Hills neighborhoods were hit too. One person died in North Little Rock. Yards near that path still have trees with old wounds and half-healed breaks. If you are not sure whether a tree survived that storm structurally, an inspection costs far less than a failure.

Green waste, the NLR way

The city picks up yard waste the day after regular garbage. Its definition of green waste is broad and includes branches, stumps and sawdust. Green waste can go to the curb at any time but not into the street, and must sit at least three feet from bulk items or garbage. A first failure to separate it brings a written notice; a second adds a $50 fee to your utility bill. On our jobs, debris removal is written into the estimate, so you are not left with a pile at the curb unless you want one.

Neighborhoods we work in

North Little Rock runs from the historic Argenta district and Baring Cross near the river to Park Hill, Lakewood, Indian Hills, Crystal Hill and Overbrook. Older streets in Argenta and Park Hill have big trees close to houses and lines. Lakewood has lake edges and mature shade trees. Northern subdivisions have newer plantings that benefit from early structural pruning.

Call to get started

Call (501) 457-9035 to set up a visit. We look at the trees, note anything near NLR Electric lines, and give you a written estimate that spells out cleanup. Get a free estimate